THE FISHES OF NEW JERSEY. 367 
Color when fresh a beautiful pale or translucent brownish geti- 
erally, above with broad vermiculating lines of much deeper 
brownish. At base of dorsal blotch enclosed is jet-black, another 
just above pectoral basally and another about opposite middle of 
base of pectoral, also a fourth about size of pupil below base of 
dorsal opposite vent laterally. Lower surface of body bright 
orange or cadmium-yellow, dusted on lower surface of head and 
caudal peduncle with pale brownish, and at articulation of each 
ramus of mandible with same. Dorsal and caudal dilute translu- 
cent brownish, ventral slightly tinted with orange. Pectoral dilute 
brownish becoming tinted with pale golden below. Spines on 
back pale horn-color or brownish, those on lower surface pale, 
enveloped more or less with orange pigment of that region. Lips 

Burr Fish. Chilomycterus schapfii (Walbaum). 
pale translucent yellowish or orange-brown. Nasal tenticle 
orange, and orange tint of lower surface also somewhat reflected 
on lateral spines. Iris with metallic pale brassy or brownish 
shell-like effects. Pupil slaty. Length 8% inches. Sea Isle City, 
Sept. roth, 1905. Wm. J. Fox. 
Apparently abundant at times. My examples from Cape May, 
Atlantic City and Beesley’s Point. It reaches a length of 10 
inches and has less power of inflating than our puffers. It pre- 
fers shallow water. 
Chilomycterus schepfi Moore, Bull. U. S. F. Com., XII, 1892, 
p. 364. 
Diodon maculo-striatus Baird, 9th An. Rep. Smiths. Inst., 1854, 
Pp. 351. 
